ardvarc37 opened this issue on Jun 28, 2002 ยท 16 posts
ardvarc37 posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 4:47 AM
Attached Link: http://www.johnentwistle.com/
The greatest classic rock bass player there ever was. He just died of a heart attack in Las Vegas. The Who were scheduled to perform in concert today. He could play the bass like a dragon. (That is only meant in charismatic theory) I am saddened by his death, and I will miss him. Though I never met him. No negative retorts, please. Alex
c1rcle posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 4:56 AM
another great artist joins the big concert up in heaven, he'll be missed. Rob
hogwarden posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 5:06 AM
What an inspirational bass-player he was. Years ahead of his time technically, he was the benchmark which many bass players aspired to. I'm a musician myself, one who learned 'the bass' playing along to Who (and others!) tracks... finding new and wonderfully complex, moving and sometimes impossible bass lines in nearly every song all played by John Entwhistle with a relaxed ease and competance which still sounds fresh and impressive 20 years later. Respect!! Howard:)
davidm posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 5:15 AM
I was really saddened by the news this morning too. Talent like that comes along very rarely in this world. Dave
MartinC posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 5:44 AM
Wherever the "Great Gig in the Sky" may happen, John & Keith now provide the most powerful rhythm section EVER... Thank you for all of your great records and great concerts, and Rest In Peace.
Swannie posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 6:11 AM
Jimi on guitar, Janis in the choir and on drums of course Cozy. And naturally Freddie as lead singer! ;-) It's from a song I wrote some years ago... John will always be remebered... although he has to fight for his spot as bassplayer with Phil. "One by one... only the good die young!"
Krel posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 6:16 AM
Yes, this is a great loss, one of the truly classic bassist's of the era......I was shocked when I heard.... Krel
MartinC posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 6:29 AM
Swannie, Cozy was great, but John & Keith "if it doesn't move, hit it till it moves" were the ultimate backbone team to one of England's finest bands - just listen to the revamped "Live at Leeds" (which I do right now...) I'm sure it's the both of them united for tonight's gig... :-)
kupa posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 10:04 AM
bummer...
Larry F posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 5:26 PM
Bummer indeed. When I heard that on the radio, the first words that surfaced were "Momma's got a squeezbox she wears on her chest, when I come home I can't git no rest!" What a great time that was music wise!
ardvarc37 posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 6:27 PM
sounds like your glad that era is overwith....?? Or was that simply a vailed defamation? huh? Alex
Larry F posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 7:53 PM
Defamation? Hardly! Quite the contrary! I love The Who. They, along with the Stones, Jimi, Janice, The Chambers Brothers, Taj Mahal, and others way too numerous to list are part of my life's soundtrack, most especially the 60s! Good grief, he just died of a heart attack at age 57 and I'm two years older than that already. Life is short. Listen to good music. Probably won't help my cholesterol any, but I think I'll go knock back a good stiff cognac in his memory.
ardvarc37 posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 8:03 PM
Okay, thank you for the honest reply, and sorry about that. Alex
CharlieBrown posted Fri, 28 June 2002 at 9:10 PM
To quote other classic "rockers" "If there's a Rock and Roll Heaven, I'll bet they have one Hell of a band..." Especially now!
kawecki posted Sat, 29 June 2002 at 8:05 AM
One of the best bass players. Ricardo
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Allen9 posted Tue, 02 July 2002 at 6:25 PM
So many of the great musicians are gone now. Must be one incredible 'jam' going on upstairs. Too bad there are so few really good ones to replace them here. Oh well, at least the entertainment in the afterlife is guaranteed to be amazingly good!